Leading a Wilderness Adventures trip can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. The opportunity to travel with a small group of energetic young adults in spectacular outdoor settings, and to engage in meaningful conversations around the campsite and along the trail is a profoundly impacting experience.
Wilderness Adventures runs summer programs that focus on multi-activity backcountry travel. Students (ages 11-20) are able to develop leadership, communication and team building skills while experiencing our natural world. With headquarters in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Leaders come here to train for their summer before setting out to some of the most amazing destinations. Trips are led in the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, New York Adirondacks, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming) as well as abroad (the Alps, Cambodia, Chamonix Zermatt, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Galápagos, the Pyrenees, and Vietnam).
Serving as teacher, facilitator and mentor, Trip Leaders introduce small groups to the merits of living simply while participating in a variety of activities such as mountain climbs, backpacking in over 30 National Parks and wilderness areas, rock climbing, sea kayaking, whitewater rafting and kayaking, ice climbing, canyoneering, sailing, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, service projects, and language programs. Responsibilities include teaching outdoor skills, minimum-impact camping, environmental and cultural awareness, natural and cultural history, and more! The trips are both mentally and physically challenging for leaders and participants, with adventures ranging from one to six weeks in duration. Applicants must be at least 21, have an excellent driving record, hold current CPR and WFR certifications (WA sponsors a WFR course for Leaders—ask about it when you apply!), and be available to work the entire duration of the summer contract (June 1st–August 3rd, 2025, including staff training). Wilderness Adventures pays leaders a competitive weekly wage based on previous experience leading youth outdoors. In addition, all food, accommodations, and travel are paid for throughout your summer. Folks will also receive access to a variety of pro-deals to purchase gear at discounted prices before your summer kicks off. Explore more at WildernessAdventures.com!
2025 Trip Leader Hiring AND Leadership Job Openings! Wilderness Adventures is now acceptingTrip Leader applications for the 2025 season. Leadership Team openings include a Staffing Coordinator and Seasonal Logistics Support.
A great place to grow, have fun, enjoy nature, and empower students! Check out what Trip Leaders had to say about their experience.
As the world's #1 active travel company, Backroads is energetically recruiting Trip Leaders and Trip Prep Specialists for their luxury biking, walking, hiking and multi-adventure vacations geared for groups of families, solos or couples in destinations throughout the United States, Europe and the world. Field staff houses are located in California, Vermont, Alberta, Iceland, the South of France, Norway, Argentina and more. Explore the Backroads website to see all of the places around the world in which they have trips!
Do you have a zest for life with a passion for people, travel and the outdoors? Whether by foot, bicycle, kayak or raft, Trip Leaders are the catalyst for a fun, interesting, safe and personally rewarding experience for their group of active travelers. Leaders enrich each trip with their personality, drive, and passion for travel and the outdoors, while providing outstanding customer service and sharing their love and knowledge of the area. Backroads is also seeking to build a diverse team of seasonal Trip Prep Specialists (TPS) to work behind the scenes in tandem with Trip Leaders to ensure smooth trip logistics (bikes, vans, trailers and trip-related paperwork) before and after each departure. The TPS role is based in one of many regional hubs but does not work on trip. First year Leaders receive a competitive daily wage and gratuities, plus gourmet meals, accommodations in some of the best inns, hotels and campgrounds the region has to offer, travel costs, generous pro-deals and many other fringe benefits. At minimum, applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid driver's license and clean driving record. If you are master problem solver, effective public speaker, skilled driver, meticulous record keeper, a motivating force in group dynamics while being sensitive to individual needs, and have a passion for travel, join the Backroads.com family!
Summer 2025 Employment—Hiring Now Open! 2025 is going to be HUGE. It's an exciting time to work at Backroads with loads of opportunity! Backroads is now accepting applications for U.S., Canadian and European Trip Leaders and Trip Prep Specialists who can work from April through October 2025 (flex start/end dates). Speaking a foreign language is welcome, but not required.
Curious what it means to be a Backroads Trip Leader? Take a look at this video to meet a few of Backroad's amazing field staff!
With exciting outdoor adventure programs offered in China and Hong Kong, Dragonfly leads outdoor experiential education courses that spark personal growth through engagement in purposeful outdoor adventure activities and capitalize on the spectacular outdoor environments across Asia to achieve this end.
Dragonfly Instructors lead courses that combine technical activities such as rock climbing and kayaking and non-technical activities like team building, camp craft, nature walks and service. The ideal Instructor will have a solid background in outdoor activities, experience teaching young people from ages 6-18, exceptional interpersonal skills, and possess that rare ability to inspire and engage! Incoming staff receive training in every outdoor skill required to be a successful Instructor. Benefits include 20,000-22,000 HKD/month (approximately $2,500-$2,800 USD month), plus low-cost shared staff housing, meals on overnight programs, contract completion bonuses, and opportunities for advancement. Instructors frequently come with a background in outdoor education, but just as many come from teaching, psychology and social sciences backgrounds. Applicants must have a university/college degree (to obtain a work visa in Hong Kong), strong swimming ability, outdoor skills (lifeguarding, kayaking, climbing, surfing, ropes course, etc.) and certifications, and a minimum of two seasons in a teaching/instructional with children, youth, or adults in outdoor education programs. Initial contracts with Dragonfly are for two seasons (February to April and September to November). After completion of the first contract, seasonal commitments become available. If you are looking to be part of a team dedicated to doing meaningful work and making a difference in lives across Asia, explore more at LearnWithDragonfly.com.
Dragonfly Buzz With Instructor positions filled for the 2024 season, Dragonfly will begin 2025 recruitment this fall.
Experience the extraordinary lands and cultures of North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida Keys, Hawaii, Maine and Puerto Rico) and places around the world (Bali, Belize, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Laos, Norway, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam).
The Road Less Traveled is a life-changing educational travel experience—an extraordinary opportunity to join with others, explore humanity, build deep relationships, and develop an appreciation for our world’s vast adventurous scenery and its people. As a Trip Leader, you'll have the opportunity to share your knowledge and love of the wilderness, service learning, and cultural awareness with bright and enthusiastic young people; work with other highly motivated, qualified, committed professionals; and experience extraordinary lands and cultures around the world. Trip Leaders are genuine, friendly, active, educated, and well-traveled. They are not just educators and counselors, they are spirited mentors. They are responsible, committed, purposeful and bold! Trip Leaders begin their summer with ten days of paid staff training, then guide and engage participants in service-learning projects, language immersion programs, backpacking, rock climbing, biking, kayaking, trekking, SCUBA diving, whitewater rafting, and more from June through August. Compensations for first year Trip Leaders begins at $65/day and includes all food, lodging and transportation from the start of staff training through the end of your final trip, a stipend towards certifications, and the opportunity to work with world-renown and expert guides. RLT is always looking for motivated people with a passion for life-changing travel to join the team!
2025 Trip Leader Hiring! The Road Less Traveled is now hiring Trip Leaders for the summer 2025 season. Apply early to ensure positions are still available!
A ten-day training is mandatory for all RLT summer staff. Check out staff training »
Summer Trip Leaders & Gap Semester Field Instructors
Come join ARCC Programs exciting and informative staff training in Bend, Oregon before you travel to the far corners of the world leading and inspiring teenagers while seeking adventure and immersing in communities. Program destinations include Australia & Fiji, Bali & Sumatra, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador & Galápagos, Kenya & Tanzania, Peru, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Spain & Morocco, Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia, and the U.S. (Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming).
For over 40 years ARCC Programs has offered extraordinary service and adventure programs for teens and young adults in some of the world’s most spectacular locations. ARCC is seeking Summer Program Leaders who are enthusiastic about working with students ages 13-18 and who have strong experience working with groups. Leaders will guide groups of up to eighteen students, with a co-leader, through rigorous international or domestic service projects, cultural exchange, and adventure programs that include backpacking, rafting, SCUBA diving, surfing, snorkeling, and sea kayaking. Leaders also provide cultural history and education relevant to their location and teach curriculum designed for community service programs. . Leaders must be available for staff training in Bend, Oregon from June 12th-18th, 2025, and then are contracted to lead one or two summer trips, ranging from 2-4 weeks through early August. Leaders can also transition into the Gap Semester Program as a Field Instructor during the fall/spring. The first-year leader salary rate ranges from $1,700-$5,000 (depending on the length, location, and number of trips led), and includes all living and travel expenses on program and great pro-deals. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, WFR certified by mid-June 2025, in excellent physical condition, and have a current driver’s license and clean driving record. If you are ready to lead, teach and inspire teenagers while traveling to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world, fill out the online application. A resume, cover letter, and three references are required for a complete application.
ARCC Program Hiring! • ARCC Programs is currently seekingTrip Leaders for the summer 2025 season! • Gap Semester Programs offer an educational and cultural bridge between high school and college. Gap Semester Instructor hiring for fall 2025 AND spring 2026 begins on November 1st. View the ARCC Gap experience »
Bold Earth operates 12 to 21-day domestic and international adventure travel-based programs for teenagers designed to foster community, teach leadership, and enhance global citizenship. Groups have the opportunity to surf on the Kona coast in Hawaii, trek throughout Iceland, snorkel in Costa Rica with turtles, and so much more! Bold Earth is especially seeking Trip Leaders who will return year after year and contribute to their amazing staff culture.
Trip Leaders facilitate safe, fun, and meaningful summer experiences for teenagers from all over the globe. In the process, Leaders get to explore beautiful areas, contribute to local communities, and make a positive impact in the lives of teenagers. Trip Leaders are in charge of managing group dynamics, coordinating logistics, and leading and assisting with activities that include trekking, rock climbing, snorkeling, sea kayaking, surfing, whitewater rafting, cooking and more. The Trip Leader position involves a unique combination of risk management, role modeling, leadership, laughter, games, and hard work! Compensation starts at $500/week for first year Leaders, and includes a paid week-long staff training, all meals (you'll eat well!), accommodations, travel expenses, and industry pro deals on outdoor gear. Applicants must be 21 years old, a college graduate or working towards a degree, WFR certified, demonstrate prior leadership experience with youth, and have an ability to facilitate fun.
2025 staff training runs from June 17th–24th just outside of Denver, CO, with contracts ending no later than mid-August. If you can facilitate a fun, growth-oriented environment that inspires teenagers in an adventure travel setting, learn more about working with Bold Earth and the application process, or connect with Izzy Perry for more information.
With over 40 years of experience, Bold Earth leads fun and adventurous trips with small groups of great teenagers to over 20 destinations around the globe! View the Bold Earth experience »
Travel for Teens home office is based in the greater Philadelphia area, with remote staff based in Costa Rica, Spain, Greece, and South Africa. Summer staff will have the opportunity to work across six regions (Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and Africa).
Travel for Teens has crafted unique programs to engender love for travel, hunger for learning, curiosity about differences, recognition of universalities, and an appreciation for global citizenship. Summer Trip Directors and Counselors are responsible for ensuring the safety of their group, creating and maintaining a positive environment, teaching and infusing knowledge about the locations that are experienced, creating life-long enjoyable memories, keeping a clear line of communication with parents and office staff and completing day to day tasks, that include errands and odd jobs. Applicants must be fully vaccinated, over 21 years old, able to commit to at least two summers, experience working with teens and living, traveling or working in one or more of TFT's destinations, a willingness to work unusual hours with limited time off, and fluency in English (knowledge of additional languages is a bonus). Upon hire, all staff must attend a mandatory training weekend from June 5th–8th, 2025 in person (or virtually if you are unable to travel). TFT's sessions will run from mid-June to mid-August. If you have a passion for experiential learning, travel, and working with teens, fill out the online application—successful applicants will be invited to submit a questionnaire and video in support of their application.
VISIONS Service Adventures hires exceptional people who are driven to make positive change in the world through working hard and being role models for young people. Leaders understand that having their own needs met can be the result of serving others and doing an excellent job. Typical leader teams include outdoor educators, teachers, grad students, returned Peace Corps volunteers, adventurers, and other individuals who understand that the most immersive work can be the most rewarding. At least one carpenter is hired for Montana and the BVI. Most teams include six leaders, keeping a 1 to 4/5 leader to student ratio. The days are spent at project sites, cultural activities, and outings. Leaders both participate in and supervise all aspects of the experience. Each program session lasts from one to four weeks, and there are multiple sessions per summer with days off between. Longer sessions also include a day off per week. Leaders receive a salary stipend, meals, lodging, and round-trip travel for international sites or a travel stipend for U.S. sites. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, CPR/first aid certified prior to program start (can be obtained after the hiring process), and have Spanish skills for Dominican Republic/Peru programs. Special qualifications, such as advanced medical or lifeguard certifications and carpentry skills are beneficial but not required. Apply online or email Josephine Foster with your questions.
2025 Summer Leader Hiring! • There are 18 leader positions open for summer 2025. Will one be yours? Learn more and apply today!
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